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eligibility requirements imposed by the 

HEA. 

Verification by this computer 

matching program effectuates the 

purpose of the HEA because it provides 

an efficient and comprehensive method 

of verifying the accuracy of each 

individual’s SSN and claim to a 

citizenship status that permits that 

individual to qualify for title IV, HEA 

assistance. 

3. Authority for Conducting the 

Matching Program. 

ED is authorized to participate in the 

matching program under sections 484(p) 

(20 U.S.C. 1091(p)); 484(g) (20 U.S.C. 

1091(g)); 483(a)(12) (20 U.S.C. 

1090(a)(12)); and 428B(f) (20 U.S.C. 

1078–2(f)) of the HEA. 

SSA is authorized to participate in the 

matching program under section 1106(a) 

of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

1306(a)) and the regulations 

promulgated pursuant to that section 

(20 CFR part 401). 

4. Categories of Records and 

Individuals Covered by the Match. 

The Federal Student Aid Application 

File (18–11–01), which contains the 

information to determine an applicant’s 

eligibility for Federal student financial 

assistance, and the Department of 

Education (ED) PIN (Personal 

Identification Number) Registration 

System (18–11–12), which contains the 

applicant’s information to receive an ED 

PIN, will be matched against SSA’s 

Master Files of Social Security Number 

Holders and SSN Applications System, 

SSA/OS, 60–0058, which maintains 

records about each individual who has 

applied for and obtained an SSN. 

5. Effective Dates of the Matching 

Program. 

The matching program will be 

effective on the latest of the following 

three dates: (a) October 10, 2013; (b) 30 

days after notice of the matching 

program has been published in the 

Federal Register, as required by 5 U.S.C. 

552a(e)(12); or (c) 40 days after a report 

concerning the matching program has 

been transmitted, as required by 5 

U.S.C. 552a(r), to OMB and the U.S. 

House Committee on Oversight and 

Government Reform, and the U.S. 

Senate Committee on Homeland 

Security and Governmental Affairs, 

unless OMB waives 10 or fewer days of 

this 40-day review period for 

compelling reasons, in which case, 30 

days plus whatever number of the 10 

days that OMB did not waive from the 

date of the transmittal of the report to 

OMB and Congress. 

The matching program will continue 

for 18 months after the effective date 

and may be extended for an additional 

12 months thereafter, if the conditions 

specified in 5 U.S.C. 552a(o)(2)(D) have 

been met. 

6. Address for Receipt of Public 

Comments or Inquiries. 

Individuals wishing to comment on 

this matching program, or to obtain 

additional information about the 

program, including requesting a copy of 

the computer matching agreement 

between ED and SSA, should contact 

Franka Dennis, Management and 

Program Analyst, U.S. Department of 

Education, Union Center Plaza, 830 

First Street NE., Washington, DC 20202– 

5454. Telephone: (202) 377–4067. If you 

use a telecommunications device for the 

deaf (TDD) or text telephone (TTY), call 

the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll 

free, at 1–800–877–8339. 

Accessible Format: Individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document in 

an accessible format (e.g., braille, large 

print, audiotape, or compact disc) by 

contacting the contact person listed in 

the preceding paragraph. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

The official version of this document is 

the document published in the Federal 

Register. Free Internet access to the 

official edition of the Federal Register 

and the Code of Federal Regulations is 

available via the Federal Digital System 

at: www.gpo.gov/fsys. At this site you 

can view this document, as well as all 

other documents of this Department 

published in the Federal Register, in 

text or Adobe Portable Document 

Format (PDF). To use PDF you must 

have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is 

available free at the site. 

You may also access documents of the 

Department published in the Federal 

Register by using the article search 

feature at: www.federalregister.gov. 

Specifically, through the advanced 

search feature at this site, you can limit 

your search to documents published by 

the Department. 

Dated: August 26, 2013. 

James W. Runcie, 

Chief Operating Officer, Federal Student Aid. 

[FR Doc. 2013–21727 Filed 9–5–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[Docket No. PP–371] 

Amended Notice of Intent To Modify 

the Scope of the Environmental Impact 

Statement and Conduct Additional 

Public Scoping Meetings, and Notice 

of Floodplains and Wetlands 

Involvement for the Northern Pass 

Transmission Line Project 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Amended notice of intent to 

modify the scope of the environmental 

impact statement and conduct 

additional public scoping meetings; 

notice of floodplains and wetlands 

involvement. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE or the Department) 

announces its intent to modify the scope 

of the Northern Pass Transmission Line 

Project Environmental Impact 

Statement (DOE/EIS–0463) and to 

conduct additional public scoping 

meetings. As described in the February 

11, 2011, Notice of Intent (NOI) (76 FR 

7828), in October 2010, Northern Pass 

Transmission LLC (Northern Pass or the 

Applicant) submitted an application to 

DOE for a Presidential permit to 

construct, operate, maintain, and 

connect a new electric transmission line 

across the U.S.-Canada border into 

northern New Hampshire. As explained 

in the 2011 NOI, DOE will assess the 

potential environmental impacts from 

the proposed Federal action of granting 

a Presidential permit to Northern Pass. 

On July 1, 2013, the Applicant 

submitted to DOE an amended 

application for a Presidential permit 

that reflected proposed changes to the 

route of the Northern Pass project. A 

map of the proposed route and segment 

maps are available on the DOE EIS Web 

site established for the preparation of 

the EIS at www.northernpasseis.us. A 

copy of the amended Presidential 

permit application can be found at the 

DOE EIS Web site or at the program Web 

site http://energy.gov/oe/services/

electricity-policy-coordination-andimplementation/internationalelectricity-regulatio-2 (scroll down to 

PP–371) or a copy can be requested by 

emailing Angela Troy at angela.troy@

hq.doe.gov. DOE now intends to revise 

the scope of the Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) to analyze the potential 

environmental impacts associated with 

these proposed changes. 

The U.S. Forest Service—White 

Mountain National Forest, U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers (USACE)—New 

England District, and U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA)—Region 1 (New England) are 

cooperating agencies in the preparation 

of the EIS. 

The EIS will provide the analysis to 

support a Forest Service decision on 

whether to issue a special use permit 

within the White Mountain National 

Forest. The responsible official for the 

Forest Service is the Forest Supervisor 

for the White Mountain National Forest. 

Because the proposed Federal action 

may involve floodplains and wetlands, 

the draft EIS will include a floodplains 

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and wetlands assessment as appropriate, 

and the final EIS and/or Record of 

Decision will include a floodplains and 

wetlands statement of findings. 

DATES: The public scoping period will 

end on November 5, 2013. Written and 

oral comments will be given equal 

weight, and DOE will consider all 

comments emailed, postmarked or 

submitted on the Northern Pass EIS Web 

site by November 5, 2013, in defining 

the scope of this EIS. Comments 

submitted after the close of the 

comment period will be considered to 

the extent practicable. 

Locations, dates, and times for the 

public scoping meetings are listed in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this Amended NOI. 

Requests to speak at one or more 

public scoping meeting(s) should be 

received at the address indicated below 

by September 18, 2013; requests 

received by that date will be given 

priority in the speaking order. However, 

requests to speak also may be made at 

the scoping meetings. 

ADDRESSES: Requests to speak at a 

public scoping meeting(s), and requests 

for individuals to be added to the 

document mailing list (to receive a 

paper or electronic copy of the Draft 

EIS) should be addressed to: Brian 

Mills, Office of Electricity Delivery and 

Energy Reliability (OE–20), U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585; by email to 

Brian.Mills@hq.doe.gov; or by facsimile 

to 202–586–8008. For general 

information on the DOE NEPA process 

contact: Ms. Carol M. Borgstrom, 

Director, Office of NEPA Policy and 

Compliance (GC–54), U.S. Department 

of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20585; by email at 

askNEPA@hq.doe.gov; at 202–586–4600, 

or 800–472–2756; or by facsimile at 

202–586–7031. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on DOE’s proposed action, 

contact Brian Mills by one of the 

methods listed in ADDRESSES above, or 

at 202–586–8267. For information on 

the Forest Service’s role as a cooperating 

agency, contact Tiffany Benna by email 

at tbenna@fs.fed.us; by phone at 603– 

536–6241; by facsimile at 603–536– 

3685; or by mail at 71 White Mountain 

Drive, Campton, NH 03223. For 

information on the USACE’s role as a 

cooperating agency and its permit 

process, contact David M. Keddell by 

email at david.m.keddell@

usace.army.mil; by phone at 978–318– 

8692; or by mail at 696 Virginia Road, 

Concord, MA 01742. For information on 

EPA’s role as a cooperating agency, 

contact Timothy Timmermann by email 

at timmermann.timothy@

epamail.epa.gov; by phone at 617–918– 

1025; or by mail at 5 Post Office Square, 

Suite 100 (Mail code: ORA–17–1), 

Boston, MA 02109–3912. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Executive Order (E.O.) 10485, as 

amended by E.O. 12038, requires that 

before an electric transmission facility 

may be constructed, operated, 

maintained, or connected at the U.S. 

international border, a Presidential 

permit must be issued by DOE. E.O. 

10485 provides that DOE may issue a 

Presidential permit upon finding 

issuance of the permit to be consistent 

with the public interest and after 

obtaining favorable recommendations 

from the U.S. Departments of State and 

Defense. In determining whether 

issuance of a Presidential permit would 

be consistent with the public interest, 

DOE considers the potential 

environmental impacts of the proposed 

project pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 

U.S.C. 4321–4371 et seq., the impact of 

the proposed project’ on electric 

reliability (including whether the 

proposed project would adversely affect 

the operation of the U.S. electric power 

supply system under normal and 

contingency conditions), and considers 

any other factors that DOE may find 

relevant to the public interest. The 

regulations implementing E.O. 10485 

have been codified at 10 CFR 205.320– 

205.329. DOE’s issuance of a 

Presidential permit would not mandate 

that the project be undertaken. 

On October 14, 2010, the Applicant 

applied to DOE for a Presidential permit 

to construct, operate, maintain, and 

connect a high-voltage direct current 

(HVDC) transmission line across the 

U.S.-Canada border. After due 

consideration of the nature and extent of 

the proposed project, DOE determined 

that the appropriate level of NEPA 

review is an EIS and, published an NOI 

on February 11, 2011 (76 FR 7828). On 

February 15, 2011, Northern Pass 

submitted an addendum updating and 

supplementing its Presidential permit 

application in certain respects, such as: 

The preferred border crossing location, 

routing information and potential 

environmental impacts. On April 12, 

2011, Northern Pass submitted a letter 

to DOE withdrawing support for certain 

alternatives and requesting an extension 

of the scoping period. On April 15, 

2011, DOE issued a notice in the 

Federal Register (76 FR 21338) 

reopening the public scoping period for 

60 additional days, until June 14, 2011. 

On June 15, 2011, DOE issued a notice 

in the Federal Register reopening the 

scoping period until further notice (76 

FR 34969). On July 1, 2013, Northern 

Pass submitted an amended Presidential 

permit application to DOE, as described 

below. 

Applicant’s Proposal 

Northern Pass’ amended application, 

replaces the application that Northern 

Pass submitted on October 14, 2010, and 

supplemented on February 15, 2011, 

and April 12, 2011. In the amended 

application, Northern Pass proposes to 

construct and operate a primarily 

overhead HVDC electric transmission 

line that would originate at an HVDC 

converter station to be constructed at 

the Des Cantons Substation in Que ́bec, 

Canada, then would be converted from 

HVDC to alternating current (AC) in 

Franklin, NH, and would continue to its 

southern terminus in Deerfield, NH 

(collectively the ‘‘proposed Project’’). 

The proposed facilities would be 

capable of transmitting up to 1200 

megawatts (MW) of power. 

The New Hampshire portion of the 

proposed Project would be a single 

circuit 300 kilovolt (kV) HVDC 

transmission line running 

approximately 153 miles from the U.S. 

border crossing with Canada near the 

community of Pittsburg, NH, to a new 

HVDC-to-AC transformer facility to be 

constructed in Franklin, NH. From 

Franklin, NH, to the Project terminus at 

the Public Service Company of New 

Hampshire’s existing Deerfield 

Substation located in Deerfield, NH, the 

proposed Project would consist of 34 

miles of 345-kV AC electric 

transmission line. The total length of the 

proposed Project would be 

approximately 187 miles. 

The amended proposed route for the 

proposed Project remains largely 

unchanged from the application 

submitted on October 14, 2010, for the 

Central and Southern sections, but has 

been substantially reconfigured for the 

Northern section. Maps of these route 

sections are available on the DOE EIS 

Web site at www.northernpasseis.us. 

The amended proposed route continues 

to maximize the use of the existing 

right-of-way (ROW) in all sections. 

The majority of the Northern section 

of the amended proposed route has been 

moved to a less populated area on 

properties that Renewable Properties, 

Inc., an affiliate of Northern Pass, has 

purchased, leased, or obtained an 

easement on from landowners. The 

amended proposed route includes the 

use of additional existing ROW in the 

towns of Dummer, Stark, and 

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Northumberland, NH. It also includes 

two underground segments: 2,300 feet 

and 7.5 miles in the towns of Pittsburg/ 

Clarksville and Clarksville/

Stewartstown, NH, respectively. 

In the Southern section, Northern 

Pass previously indicated that a 

deviation from the existing ROW would 

be necessary if the Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) requirements 

could not be met to locate the proposed 

transmission line in the existing ROW 

around Concord Airport. In its amended 

application, Northern Pass states that it 

has determined that the proposed 

Project can meet the necessary FAA 

requirements, and the amended 

proposed route reflects that the 

proposed Project would follow the 

existing ROW near the Concord Airport. 

The amended application also notes 

key developments since Northern Pass’ 

original application filing, including 

additional information about the 

potential environmental, historical, and 

cultural impacts of the proposed Project, 

information about the transmission 

structure locations and heights along the 

entire proposed route, and discussion of 

certain alternatives suggested through 

public comment. 

Notice of Floodplains and Wetlands 

Involvement 

Because the proposed Federal action 

may involve floodplains and wetlands, 

in accordance with 10 CFR Part 1022, 

Compliance with Floodplain and 

Wetland Environmental Review 

Requirements, as part of the analysis of 

impacts, DOE will conduct field 

delineation of floodplains and wetlands 

along Northern Pass’ proposed amended 

route and, as applicable, any reasonable 

alternatives, using state and federal 

protocols and consulting Federal 

Emergency Management Agency Flood 

Insurance Rate Maps. The EIS will 

include a floodplains and wetlands 

assessment, as appropriate, and the final 

EIS or record of decision will include a 

floodplains statement of findings. 

Previous Public Scoping 

The public scoping period has 

remained open for comment almost 

continuously since the NOI was 

published on February 11, 2011. Most 

recently, on June 15, 2011, the 

Department announced a reopening of 

the public scoping period, in 

anticipation of additional route 

information being provided by Northern 

Pass, and stated that the scoping period 

would remain open until the 

Department provided further notice of 

its closing. (76 FR 34969; June 15, 2011). 

To date, the Department has received 

over 3,000 scoping comments. 

Commenters have expressed concerns 

over a broad range of topics, including, 

but not limited to, the range of 

alternatives to be considered in the EIS, 

potential socioeconomic impacts in the 

region, potential visual impacts, the 

agencies’ purpose and need, the NEPA 

process, potential impacts to wildlife, 

and potential impacts to tourism. DOE 

held public scoping meetings from 

March 14 through March 20, 2011, in 

Pembroke, Franklin, Lincoln, 

Whitefield, Plymouth, Colebrook, and 

Haverhill, NH. DOE will consider these 

comments, as well as those submitted 

during the duration of the scoping 

period. In addition, DOE will consider 

comments submitted after the close of 

the scoping period to the extent 

practicable. Information on additional 

public scoping meetings can be found 

below in the Public Scoping Process for 

the Amended Application section. 

Agency Purpose and Need, Proposed 

Action, and Alternatives 

The purpose and need for DOE’s 

action is to decide whether to grant a 

Presidential permit for the Northern 

Pass Project. DOE’s proposed Federal 

action is the granting of the Presidential 

permit for the construction, operation, 

maintenance, and connection of the 

proposed new electric transmission line 

across the U.S.-Canada border in New 

Hampshire. The EIS will analyze 

potential environmental impacts of the 

proposed Federal action, reasonable 

alternatives, and the No Action 

Alternative. Under the No Action 

Alternative, DOE would deny the 

Northern Pass application for a 

Presidential permit. 

DOE invites Tribal governments and 

Federal, state, and local agencies with 

jurisdiction by law or special expertise 

with respect to environmental issues to 

be cooperating agencies in the 

preparation of the EIS, pursuant to 40 

CFR 1501.6. Cooperating agencies have 

certain responsibilities to support the 

NEPA process, as specified at 40 CFR 

1501.6(b). The U.S. Forest Service— 

White Mountain National Forest, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers—New England 

District, and U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency—Region 1 (New 

England) are cooperating agencies. 

Where the activity involves the 

discharge of dredged or fill material into 

waters of the United States, a permit 

from the Army Corps of Engineers is 

required pursuant to Section 404 of the 

Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344). Army 

Corps of Engineers regulations provide 

for concurrent decision making with 

states, and combining insofar as 

possible processes and procedures, 

including public involvement 

procedures, and the review of public 

interest factors (33 CFR 320.4(a)(1)) 

leading to a Section 404 Permit 

decision. The Army Corps of Engineers 

General Regulatory Policies can be 

found at 33 CFR Part 320. 

The Forest Service is evaluating 

whether to issue a special use permit to 

Northern Pass to construct, operate, and 

maintain a new electric transmission 

line in the White Mountain National 

Forest. The EIS will provide the analysis 

needed to support a Forest Service 

decision and will be consistent with 

Forest Service NEPA regulations found 

at 36 CFR Part 220. In addition, the EIS 

will identify Forest Plan management 

direction that would apply to this 

project, and determine whether the 

proposed action or any alternative 

would require a site-specific Forest Plan 

amendment. 

USFS Objections Process 

The proposed project is an activity 

implementing a land management plan 

that is subject to the objection process 

described in 36 CFR part 218 Subparts 

A and B. The public is encouraged to 

provide specific written comments on 

this proposal, including supporting 

reasons for the responsible official to 

consider. Specific written comments are 

within the scope of and have a direct 

relationship to the proposed action. 

Transcripts of oral comments meeting 

these criteria and presented at official 

scoping meetings will be considered 

specific written comments. Written 

comments will be accepted for 60 

calendar days following this publication 

of the amended notice of intent in the 

Federal Register. This publication is the 

exclusive means for calculating the 

comment period. 

It is the responsibility of persons 

providing comments to submit them by 

the close of the scoping comment 

period. Only those who submit timely 

and specific written comments during a 

designated opportunity for public 

participation, including this scoping 

period or the comment period 

associated with the Draft EIS, will have 

eligibility to file an objection under 

§ 218.8. For objection eligibility, each 

individual or representative from each 

entity submitting timely and specific 

written comments must either sign the 

comment or verify identity upon 

request. Individuals and organizations 

wishing to be eligible to object must 

meet the information requirements in 

§ 218.25(a)(3). Names and contact 

information submitted with comments 

will become part of the public record 

and may be released under the Freedom 

of Information Act. 

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Section 106 Review 

As outlined in 36 CFR Part 800, 

‘‘Protection of Historic Properties,’’ DOE 

will comply with Section 106 of the 

National Historic Preservation Act of 

1966, as amended, (NHPA) as a 

separate, but parallel, process to the 

NEPA process. DOE will provide 

information about its compliance with 

Section 106 of the NHPA in subsequent 

Federal Register notices. 

Public Scoping Process for the 

Amended Application 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in the scoping process, both 

to help define the environmental issues 

to be analyzed and to identify the range 

of reasonable alternatives. Both oral and 

written comments will be considered 

and given equal weight, regardless of 

how submitted. Written comments can 

be submitted either electronically or by 

paper copy; if the latter, consider using 

a delivery service because materials 

submitted by regular mail often arrive 

damaged. (Warped and unusable CD or 

DVD discs are common.) Additionally, 

comments can be submitted through the 

project Web site at 

www.northernpasseis.us. This site will 

also serve as a repository for all public 

documents and the central location for 

announcements. Individuals may 

subscribe to the ‘‘email list’’ feature on 

the project Web site in order to receive 

future announcements and news 

releases. 

As part of the scoping process, DOE 

will hold the following additional 

scoping meetings: 

1. Concord, NH, Grappone Conference 

Center, 70 Constitution Avenue, 

Monday, September 23, 2013, 6–9 p.m.; 

2. Plymouth, NH, Plymouth State 

University, Silver Center for the Arts, 

Hanaway Theater, 17 High Street, 

Tuesday, September 24, 2013, 5–8 p.m.; 

3. Whitefield, NH, Mountain View 

Grand Resort & Spa, Presidential Room, 

101 Mountain View Road, Wednesday, 

September 25, 2013, 5–8 p.m.; and 

4. West Stewartstown, NH, The 

Outback Pub at The Spa Restaurant, 869 

Washington Street, Thursday, 

September 26, 2013, 5–8 p.m. 

If assistance is needed to participate 

in any of the DOE scoping meetings 

(e.g., qualified interpreter, computeraided real-time transcription), please 

submit a request for auxiliary aids and 

services to DOE by September 16, 2013 

by contacting Brian Mills as described 

in the ADDRESSES section above. 

The scoping meetings will be 

structured in two parts: First, an open 

house portion for the initial 30 minutes 

of each meeting that will not be 

recorded; and second, a formal 

commenting session for the remainder 

of each meeting, during which oral 

comments will be transcribed by a 

stenographer. The meetings will provide 

interested parties the opportunity to 

view exhibits on the proposed Project 

and provide scoping comments. The 

Applicant will be available to answer 

questions and provide information to 

attendees. Meeting attendees are not 

permitted to bring in any items that may 

be disruptive to the meeting, and 

therefore interfere with the public’s 

right to participate in the NEPA process. 

Each venue reserves the right to restrict 

any such unpermitted items. 

Persons submitting comments during 

the scoping process, whether orally or 

in writing, will be added to the mailing 

list to receive either paper or electronic 

copies of the Draft EIS, according to 

their preference. Persons who do not 

wish to submit comments or suggestions 

at this time, but who would like to 

receive a copy of the Draft EIS for 

review and comment when it is issued, 

should notify Brian Mills, as provided 

in the ADDRESSES section above, with 

their paper-or-electronic preference. 

DOE will summarize comments 

received in a ‘‘Scoping Report’’ that will 

be available on the project Web site. 

EIS Preparation and Schedule 

Following completion of the Scoping 

Report, DOE will prepare the Draft EIS, 

taking into consideration comments 

received during the scoping period. 

DOE plans to issue the Draft EIS in 

2014. After DOE issues the Draft EIS, the 

EPA will publish a notice of availability 

(NOA) of the Draft EIS in the Federal 

Register, which will begin a minimum 

45-day public comment period. DOE 

will announce how to comment on the 

Draft EIS and will hold at least one 

public hearing during the public 

comment period. In preparing the Final 

EIS, DOE will respond to comments 

received on the Draft EIS. DOE plans to 

issue the Final EIS in 2015. No sooner 

than 30 days after the EPA publishes a 

NOA of the Final EIS, DOE will issue its 

Record of Decision. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 29, 

2013. 

Patricia A. Hoffman, 

Assistant Secretary, Office of Electricity 

Delivery and Energy Reliability. 

[FR Doc. 2013–21778 Filed 9–5–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[Certification Notice—225] 

Notice of Filing of Self-Certification of 

Coal Capability Under the Powerplant 

and Industrial Fuel Use Act 

AGENCY: Office Electricity Delivery and 

Energy Reliability, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of filing. 

SUMMARY: On August 5, 2013, Garrison 

Energy Center, LLC, an indirect, whollyowned subsidiary of Calpine 

Corporation of a new combined cycle 

electric powerplant, submitted a coal 

capability self-certification to the 

Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to 

§ 201(d) of the Powerplant and 

Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (FUA), 

as amended, and DOE regulations in 10 

CFR 501.60, 61. FUA and regulations 

thereunder require DOE to publish a 

notice of filing of self-certification in the 

Federal Register. 42 U.S.C. 8311(d) and 

10 CFR 501.61(c). 

ADDRESSES: Copies of coal capability 

self-certification filings are available for 

public inspection, upon request, in the 

Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy 

Reliability, Mail Code OE–20, Room 

8G–024, Forrestal Building, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher Lawrence at (202) 586– 

5260. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title II of 

FUA, as amended (42 U.S.C. 8301 et 

seq.), provides that no new base load 

electric powerplant may be constructed 

or operated without the capability to use 

coal or another alternate fuel as a 

primary energy source. Pursuant to FUA 

in order to meet the requirement of coal 

capability, the owner or operator of such 

a facility proposing to use natural gas or 

petroleum as its primary energy source 

shall certify to the Secretary of Energy 

(Secretary) prior to construction, or 

prior to operation as a base load electric 

powerplant, that such powerplant has 

the capability to use coal or another 

alternate fuel. Such certification 

establishes compliance with FUA 

section 201(a) as of the date it is filed 

with the Secretary. 42 U.S.C. 8311. 

The following owner of a proposed 

new combined cycle electric powerplant 

has filed a self-certification of coalcapability with DOE pursuant to FUA 

section 201(d) and in accordance with 

DOE regulations in 10 CFR 501.60, 61: 

Owner: Garrison Energy Center, LLC. 

Capacity: 309 megawatts (MW). 

Plant Location: Kent County, 

Delaware. 

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